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Tortricidae
51a0801 – 2969   Eucosma indagatricana (Heinrich, 1923)

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Synonymy:
  • indagatricana (Heinrich, 1923) (Thiodia) - MONA 1983: 2969
      Type locality: Utah, Utah Co., Provo.
  • verecundana (Blanchard, 1980) (Phaneta)
      Type locality: Texas, Hemphill Co., Canadian.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Eucosma indagatricana (Heinrich, 1923), formerly placed in the genus Phaneta (Gilligan et al. 2013), includes as a synonym Phaneta verecundana Blanchard, 1980 in Wright (2010).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Blanchard, A., 1979. Five new species of the tribe Eucosmini (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 33(4): 210.
    • Gilligan, T.M. & D.J. Wright, 2013. Revised world catalogue of Eucopina, Eucosma, Pelochrista, and Phaneta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). Zootaxa, 3746(2): 301-337.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Wright, D.J. & T.M. Gilligan, 2015. Eucosma Hübner of the contiguous United States and Canada (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 9.4: 1-256, order.
    • Wright, D.J., 2010. Nine New Species of Phaneta Stephens (Tortricidae) from Western North America, with Reviews of Ten Related Species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 64(3): 117-138.
    Eucosma indagatricana
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Eucosma indagatricana
    15mm – © Jim Vargo
    Eucosma indagatricana
    holotype (verecundana - LG(cc) USNM

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